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2.9 Punctuation: End-of-Chapter Exercises
Learning Objectives
- Use the skills you have learned in this chapter.
- Work collaboratively with other students.
Exercises
- Each sentence contains a punctuation error. On your own sheet of paper, correct
each sentence by adding the correct punctuation. The headings will let you know
which type of punctuation mistakes to look for. If the sentence does not need
corrections, write OK.
Commas- The wedding will be July 13 2012.
- The date by the way is the anniversary of the day that they met.
- The groom the bride and their parents are all planning the event.
- Actually all of their friends and relatives are involved in the planning.
- The bride is a baker so she will be making the wedding cake herself.
- The photography the catering and the music will all be friends.
Semicolons- Some people spend a lot of money hiring people for wedding services they are
lucky to have such talented friends. - The flowers will be either roses, daisies, and snapdragons orchids, tulips, and
irises or peonies and lilies.
Colons- There will be three colors for the wedding: white, black, and gold.
- They’ve finally narrowed down the dinner choices salmon, steak, and a vegan
stew. - Their wedding invitations contained the following quote from the Roman poet
Ovid If you want to be loved, be lovable.
Quotes- The invitations said that the wedding would be “outdoor casual.”
- “What exactly does ‘outdoor casual’ mean?” I asked the bride.
- She told me to dress comfortably and wear shoes that do not sink into the
ground.